FMEA RISK MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUE FOR QUALITY CONTROL OF RMC PRODUCTION
Keywords:
Statistical quality control(SQC), Ready mix concrete (RMC), Quality Control, Quality Tools,risk priority number(RPN),failure mode effect analysis(FMEA)Abstract
Concrete is the most extensively used among all
the construction material and is frequently
considered as the most economical and durable
material. For effective quality and productivity
improvement of infrastructure projects,
statistical quality control (SQC) application
proves to be an important tool which can be
used in order to ensure that concrete produced
is of desired quality. In order to identify the
major failure mode in production of Ready
Mixed Concrete (RMC) of different grades
(M20,M25,M30) FMEA is used. The Failure
Mode Effect Analysis (FMEA) technique is to
identify risk factors for the potential failure
mode in the production process of concrete and
to take the appropriate corrective actions for
improvement.The risk priority number results
indicate’s process failure in terms of irregular
grading process, material testing prior use in
mixing process which were the important factor
to be monitored for quality control.
